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Battle of the Red K0's

John aka BenelliSEI's CB750K0
14 (60.9%)
cfairweather's 1970 CB750K0
9 (39.1%)

Total Members Voted: 23

Voting closed: October 31, 2024, 07:13:40 PM

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Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« on: October 18, 2024, 07:13:40 PM »
John aka BenelliSEI's CB750K0
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,185880.0.html

ben1 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
ben4 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
ben by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
ben5 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
ben6 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
ben2 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr


cfairweather's 1970 CB750K0
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,195555.0.html

cf1 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
cf2 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
cf3 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
cf4 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
cf5 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
cf7 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2024, 02:48:50 AM »
This is definitely a tough choice. Love them both!
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2024, 08:04:21 PM »
Here are a few more closeup pictures.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2024, 07:53:19 AM »
This is not fair!!
Beautiful bikes!!!!!!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2024, 03:42:09 PM »
Just spotted these results. Appreciate the votes, but feel a bit off about beating out such a lovely motorcycle! CFairweather did an outstanding restoration….. Kudos to you.

Thanks for the recognition. It’s especially meaningful coming from this group!
John D.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2024, 05:37:01 PM »
Thanks John.  I did put my heart into that one, and it will be my last CB750 restoration.  You have a nice bike and I congratulate you on the win.  Here are pictures of my other BOM losers :).  Both of these were in the worst possible condition and almost junk yard material.  I did everything to these myself, including the paint.  They were completely disassembled. 

I still own all three of these CB750s.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2024, 06:45:11 PM »
You both win with fantastic bikes. They are only original once John, lots of people appreciate that and their votes reflect it. Originals in nice shape are getting harder to find.
The K0s are getting financial love but the F and late K just don't get no respect! Makes them good buys if they are in decent shape. Makes me sad seeing some nice bikes have bargain basement prices on BaT when they are really nice and should command a lot more money.
I hope the nice bikes being sold stay that way and don't get hacked up by someone's "vision" lots of rougher examples to do that to...
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2024
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2024, 04:36:03 AM »
Quote from: cfairweather on November 03, 2024, 05:37:01 PM
Thanks John.  I did put my heart into that one, and it will be my last CB750 restoration.  You have a nice bike and I congratulate you on the win.  Here are pictures of my other BOM losers :).  Both of these were in the worst possible condition and almost junk yard material.  I did everything to these myself, including the paint.  They were completely disassembled. 

I still own all three of these CB750s.

All your bikes look like winnners to me! “Never say Never”. I was determined not to restore another one, when I stumbled on the Sandcast! All the best, John D.
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